Make your own Coffee Stencils

I made these files up quite a while ago but never shared them – mainly because I could never get decent pictures!  Poor excuse I know but I’ve tried again now with better results.

I cut the stencils from clear acetate, it’s fairly thin and cuts like butter – you may know it as overhead office transparency or transparency Film. Either way don’t be deceived by the top picture  – the material is clear not frosted.  Ha Ha – maybe I haven’t got the photography perfect yet after all 🙂

A coffee that speaks to you – sure to bring a smile to whoever is on the receiving end of this one.

We have a home coffee machine and I initially got great results on the frothy tops of Cappucinos and Lattes like in these pics but we mostly have flat whites, and recently I tried it out on coffee with a bare minimum of froth and got a pretty reasonable result too.

Some Tips

• I use the Vinyl Settings on my machine to cut the acetate
• Rest the stencil on the top of the mug or cup so the cut out design is centered.
• You want the stencil close to the froth but not touching it – if it touches the froth it will stick, causing the froth to lift with it when you remove the stencil and it’ll mess up your design.
• Shake the Chocolate powder through the stencil evenly to get good coverage.

• Don’t do this by an open window, on a breezy afternoon whilst wearing a white T shirt (ahem!)
• Lift the stencil in a “Straight up” motion when you’ve finished.
• I haven’t tried it, but if you don’t have any transparency film, a Card stock stencil may work (possibly single or limited use)
• Take a peek at my decorative sugar packs or my Washi Tape Sugar packs – either will team up beautifully with the coffee.

• If you have results (like I did with this one below) that aren’t quite up to the high standards desired just stir the chocolate into the coffee and trust the next one will work!

The Files.

Here’s the Coffee Stencils Silhouette Studio V3 File

Here’s the Coffee Stencils Silhouette Studio V2 File

On a personal note

I’m on a road trip to attend a wedding, but after that we’re going to continue on and explore the North West of our great State (Western Australia). It will be business as usual here at GetSilvered as I have scheduled posts in advance while we are away. However, we may be in some remote places with patchy or no internet connection (gasp!)

So… I may not be able to update the Index page as each post goes live and I may not respond immediately to comments and contact – other than that – things will be much the same around here 🙂

If you’d like to follow along on our travels – I’ll pop some travel pics on Instagram when I get the chance (and a decent mobile connection).

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